Ons Jabeur and Danka Kovinic will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Volvo Car Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1 pm on Althea Gibson. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ons Jabeur who should win in 3 sets.
Ons Jabeur -> 1.53
Danka Kovinic -> 2.65
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Prediction and head to head Ons Jabeur vs. Danka Kovinic
This will be the 2nd time that Ons Jabeur and Danka Kovinic fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Jabeur (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Jabeur won 6-2 6-1 in the 2nd round in the Budapest back in 2018.
Ons Jabeur
Ranked no. 28 (career high), Jabeur got to the semifinal after beating Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-2, Hailey Baptiste 6-3 6-3, Alize Cornet 5-7 6-3 6-3 and Cori Gauff 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, The Tunisian had a good straight sets win against Gauff (6-3 6-3). During the match Jabeur scored 74 points vs Gauff’s 55. The Tunisian was extremely aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Regarding the service games, Jabeur struck 4 aces and she committed only 1 double fault. Ons Jabeur lost the serve 3 times and she saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Jabeur put 53% of her first serves in, winning 57% (20/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the 2nd serve. Jabeur broke Gauff 6 times after converting 67% of her break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ons started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has dropped 1 set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points she played.
Jabeur has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 62% of her matches (291-175). 4-0 on clay in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Jabeur has a 96-46 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Jabeur has a 14-6 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Charleston
Previously, her best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2017. See her history.
Danka Kovinic
Ranked no. 91, the reached the semifinal after defeating Gabriela Talaba 7-62 6-4, Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4 3-6 6-3, Petra Kvitova 6-4 6-1 and Yulia Putintseva 6-72 7-5 6-1.
In the quarter against Putintseva, Kovinic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-72
7-5 6-1). During the match Kovinic scored 105 points vs Putintseva’s 100. Danka was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.Talking about serving, Kovinic scored 5 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. Danka Kovinic lost the serve 3 times and she saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Kovinic put 51% of her first serves in, winning 65% (35/54) of the points behind her 1st serve and 47% (24/51) on the 2nd serve. The broke Putintseva 7 times after converting 88% of her break points (7/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
The has a 6-5 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Jabeur | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 82 | 100 |
| Pts | 312-248 | 334-295 |
| Total Points | 560 | 629 |
| Winners | 100 | 103 |
| %Winners | 32% | 31% |
Both Jabeur and Kovinic played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ons Jabeur conceded 1 set, while Danka Kovinic lost 2 sets. Jabeur has played 1 set(s) less than Kovinic (9 vs 10). Therefore, Jabeur played 18 games less than Kovinic. Ons scored 100 winners (32% of the total points). On the other side, Kovinic recorded 103 winners (31%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Jabeur | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 1st in | 165/306 | 168/313 |
| %1st in | 54% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 100/165 | 103/168 |
| %1st pts | 61% | 61% |
| 2nd pts | 70/141 | 76/145 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 52% |
Jabeur recorded 14 aces (3.5 per match). Kovinic blasted 11 aces (2.8 per match). Jabeur won 61% points on her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Kovinic won 61% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Jabeur | Kovinic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 26 | 24 |
| Converted | 26/41 | 24/42 |
| % Converted | 63% | 57% |
| Conceded | 41 | 35 |
| Saved | 27 | 20 |
| % Saved | 66% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 14 | 15 |
Jabeur broke her opponents 26 times with a 63% conversion rate. The Tunisian surrendered her serve 14 times and she saved 66% of the break points that she conceded. The broke her opponents 24 times with a 57% conversion rate. Kovinic conceded her serve 15 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded.
| Jabeur | ||||||
| R1 Trevisan | R2 Baptiste | R3 Cornet | 1/4 Gauff | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 | 5-7 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 82 | |
| pts | 58-33 | 67-54 | 113-106 | 74-55 | 312-248 | |
| Total points | 91 | 121 | 219 | 129 | 560 | |
| Winners | 19 | 25 | 36 | 20 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 37% | 32% | 27% | 32% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 28/48 | 33/62 | 69/130 | 35/66 | 165/306 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 53% | 53% | 53% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 19/28 | 25/33 | 36/69 | 20/35 | 100/165 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 76% | 52% | 57% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 15/29 | 27/61 | 17/31 | 70/141 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 52% | 44% | 55% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 26 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 4/8 | 10/16 | 6/9 | 26/41 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 50% | 63% | 67% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 41 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 5/6 | 13/21 | 8/11 | 27 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 83% | 62% | 73% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 14 | |
| Kovinic | ||||||
| R1 Talaba | R2 Annie | R3 Kvitova | 1/4 Putintseva | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-4 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-72 7-5 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 28 | 17 | 32 | 100 | |
| pts | 74-66 | 93-85 | 62-44 | 105-100 | 334-295 | |
| Total points | 140 | 178 | 106 | 205 | 629 | |
| Winners | 25 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 103 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 22% | 37% | 33% | 31% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 37/64 | 44/87 | 33/57 | 54/105 | 168/313 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 51% | 58% | 51% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 25/37 | 20/44 | 23/33 | 35/54 | 103/168 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 45% | 70% | 65% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/27 | 26/43 | 10/24 | 24/51 | 76/145 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 60% | 42% | 47% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 24 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 7/14 | 6/13 | 7/8 | 24/42 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 50% | 46% | 88% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 35 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 3/9 | 4/7 | 9/12 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 33% | 57% | 75% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
Tennis Scores in Charleston
- Mikelis LibietisLibietis – Ivan GakhovGakhov (7-66 5-7 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Danka KovinicKovinic – Ons JabeurJabeur (0-1) – H2H and prediction